Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Section �Formation of 1D nanostructures�.

The formation of 1-D Nanorods can be subdivided into three process stages; 1. Nucleation, 2. Nanorod Growth and 3. Surface Decoration.

1.Nucleation involves the collection of adatoms at given locations on the substrate surface, followed by the initiation of heteroepitaxial growth at that location.  The collection of adatoms at a particular location can be governed by physical phenomena such as electrostatic forces, chemical phenomena such as stronger bonding and surface wetting, and surface patterning via machining.

2. Nanorod Growth, once nucleated, a supply of adatoms must be adsorbed on the solid surface and must migrate to the growth front of the nanorod structure..

Surface Decoration, either the coating of the nanorod surface with a thin heteroepitaxial film, or an amorphous coating, or the nucleation of a new field of heteroepitaxial nanorods perpendicular to the initial nanorods.(see growth of Pt doped RuO2 nano rods on RuO2 nanorods on Si(100).

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Leading Section Editor:

Dr. Walter Varhue 

Support Section Editors:

Dr. Selcuk Poyraz

Prof. Mohamed Said Mahmoud Mohamed Salem

Dr. Saeed Reza Hormozi Jangi

Dr. Raze Khalighi